%0 Journal Article
%T Chemical constituents of essential oils from aerial parts of Adenosma capitatum and Limnophila aromatica
%A Mohammad Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan
%A Farhana Akter
%A Jasim Uddin Chowdhury
%A Jaripa Begum
%J Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology
%D 2010
%I Bangladesh Pharmacological Society
%X The essential oils were isolated by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Adenosma capitatum and Limnophila aromatica and were analyzed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Forty six and thirty components were identified, representing 98.8% and 99.3% of the total oils respectively. Oil of A. capitatum rich in limonene (24.74%), fenchone (21.59%) and 2-carene (17.64%). On the other hand, L. aromatica rich in Z-ocimene (39.21%), terpinolene (17.24%) and camphor (12.89%).
%K Adenosma capitatum
%K GC-MS analysis
%K Essential oils
%K Limnophila aromatica
%K Limonene
%K Z-Ocimene
%U http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJP/article/view/4019/3933